Weather Records on 2 October 1987

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1987. Highest significance: Leichardt Farms, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1987

On 2 October 1987, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 650 daily.
Leichardt Farms set an all-time record daily precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 2 October 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 2 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leichardt Farms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bady Bassit	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blagodarnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coroados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haisy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1987

Top 20 records on 2 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1987	Leichardt Farms, AU	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1987	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1987	Teberda, RU	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Svetlograd, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Sedro-Woolley, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Bremerton, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Pjatigorsk, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Wakefield, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Anaconda, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Budennovsk, RU	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Marshall, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Bady Bassit, BR	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1987	Clearwater, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1814 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1987. 1987 had 712 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-02 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1817	1
1819	1
1832	1
1841	2
1846	1
1847	1
1853	1
1859	3
1860	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	3
1886	3
1888	3
1889	3
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	12
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	13
1900	3
1901	3
1902	11
1903	15
1904	4
1905	15
1906	25
1907	8
1908	32
1909	9
1910	19
1911	41
1912	25
1913	14
1914	17
1915	21
1916	73
1917	67
1918	40
1919	47
1920	40
1921	57
1922	91
1923	77
1924	49
1925	139
1926	188
1927	531
1928	213
1929	350
1930	162
1931	183
1932	212
1933	567
1934	134
1935	333
1936	365
1937	407
1938	389
1939	400
1940	210
1941	402
1942	210
1943	355
1944	789
1945	380
1946	582
1947	539
1948	237
1949	237
1950	1,128
1951	577
1952	733
1953	957
1954	1,023
1955	397
1956	265
1957	646
1958	1,052
1959	942
1960	191
1961	866
1962	404
1963	446
1964	311
1965	415
1966	565
1967	395
1968	555
1969	482
1970	367
1971	1,053
1972	418
1973	538
1974	1,815
1975	699
1976	1,042
1977	920
1978	474
1979	599
1980	605
1981	846
1982	575
1983	689
1984	1,081
1985	1,104
1986	1,404
1987	712
1988	563
1989	855
1990	505
1991	604
1992	1,434
1993	1,145
1994	862
1995	854
1996	809
1997	1,249
1998	1,409
1999	1,566
2000	878
2001	989
2002	1,499
2003	1,977
2004	839
2005	1,136
2006	922
2007	622
2008	601
2009	1,450
2010	903
2011	1,406
2012	638
2013	603
2014	513
2015	745
2016	536
2017	887
2018	887
2019	2,132
2020	727
2021	721
2022	586
2023	1,300
2024	833
2025	376
2026	624

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	478
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1